St. Louis @ Chicago Picks & Props

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Kyle Teel in the 81st percentile when estimating his BABIP talent. Kyle Teel is projected to bat 5th in the lineup in this matchup. Guaranteed Rate Field has the 4th-smallest outfield in the majors — generally good for dingers. Batting from the opposite that Michael McGreevy throws from, Kyle Teel will have an edge in today's matchup. Kyle Teel will possess the home field advantage today, which figures to bolster all of his stats.

Playing on the road generally diminishes hitter metrics across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Alec Burleson today.

When estimating his overall offensive skill, Miguel Vargas ranks in the 89th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X). Miguel Vargas is penciled in 3rd in the lineup in this matchup. Guaranteed Rate Field has the 4th-smallest outfield in the majors — generally good for dingers. Extreme flyball batters like Miguel Vargas tend to be more successful against extreme groundball pitchers like Michael McGreevy. Miguel Vargas will hold the home field advantage in today's matchup, which figures to boost all of his stats.

Mike Vasil will have the handedness advantage against Masyn Winn today. Playing on the road generally lessens hitter stats across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for Masyn Winn in today's matchup.

Guaranteed Rate Field has the 2nd-shallowest fences in the league — generally good for dingers. This game is forecasted to have the highest humidity of all games on the slate (89%); there is a small but significant link with increased offense (and decreased strikeouts) when the weather is humid. The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 12.7-mph in this match-up, the best of the day for batters. Josh Rojas will hold the platoon advantage over Sonny Gray today. Josh Rojas will benefit from the home field advantage in today's matchup, which ought to bolster all of his stats.

Playing on the road generally diminishes batter metrics in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for Brendan Donovan in today's game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Lars Nootbaar in the 93rd percentile when estimating his overall offensive ability. Lars Nootbaar is penciled in 5th in the lineup in this matchup. Guaranteed Rate Field has the 4th-smallest outfield in the majors — generally good for dingers. Lars Nootbaar will hold the platoon advantage over Mike Vasil in today's game.

Pedro Pages has a 79th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (34.2%) and has the good fortune of hitting them out towards the game's 9th-shallowest RF fences in today's matchup.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Andrew Benintendi in the 84th percentile when assessing his batting average ability. Andrew Benintendi is penciled in 2nd in the lineup in this game. Guaranteed Rate Field has the 4th-smallest outfield in the majors — generally good for dingers. Andrew Benintendi will have the handedness advantage against Michael McGreevy today. Andrew Benintendi will hold the home field advantage today, which should bolster all of his stats.

This game is forecasted to have the highest humidity of all games on the slate (89%); there is a small but significant link with increased offense (and decreased strikeouts) when the weather is humid. The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 12.7-mph in this match-up, the best of the day for batters. Victor Scott II will have the handedness advantage over Sean Burke today. Victor Scott II has a 92nd percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (36.7%) and is a great match for the park considering he'll be hitting them out towards the game's 5th-shallowest LF fences in today's matchup. The Chicago White Sox infield defense projects as the worst out of all the teams in action today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Willson Contreras in the 94th percentile when assessing his overall offensive talent. Willson Contreras is projected to bat 4th in the lineup in this matchup. Guaranteed Rate Field has the 4th-smallest outfield in the majors — generally good for dingers. Among every team on the slate today, the weakest outfield defense is that of the Chicago White Sox.

Mike Tauchman is penciled in 1st in the lineup today. Batting from the opposite that Michael McGreevy throws from, Mike Tauchman will have an edge in today's game. Mike Tauchman has an 86th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (35%) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards baseball's 5th-shallowest LF fences in today's game. Home field advantage generally bolsters hitter stats across the board, and Mike Tauchman will hold that advantage in today's game.

Nolan Gorman will have the handedness advantage against Mike Vasil in today's matchup. Nolan Gorman pulls many of his flyballs (35.1% — 88th percentile) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards MLB's 9th-shallowest RF fences today. Extreme groundball batters like Nolan Gorman tend to perform better against extreme flyball pitchers like Mike Vasil. Among every team on the slate today, the weakest outfield defense is that of the Chicago White Sox.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Ivan Herrera in the 91st percentile when assessing his BABIP skill. Ivan Herrera is projected to hit 3rd in the batting order in this matchup. This game is forecasted to have the highest humidity of all games on the slate (89%); there is a small but significant link with increased offense (and decreased strikeouts) when the weather is humid. The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 12.7-mph in this match-up, the best of the day for batters. Ivan Herrera has a 76th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (33.8%) and sets up very well considering he'll be hitting them in the direction of the game's 9th-shallowest RF fences in today's matchup.

Nolan Arenado pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (42.5% — 100th percentile) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards baseball's 5th-shallowest LF fences in today's matchup. Extreme groundball bats like Nolan Arenado generally hit better against extreme flyball pitchers like Mike Vasil. Among every team on the slate today, the weakest outfield defense is that of the Chicago White Sox.

Edgar Quero's batting average talent is projected to be in the 80th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X). Edgar Quero is projected to hit 4th in the batting order in this matchup. Edgar Quero has a 91st percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (36.3%) and sets up very well considering he'll be hitting them in the direction of the game's 5th-shallowest LF fences today. Home field advantage generally improves hitter metrics in all categories, and Edgar Quero will hold that advantage in today's game. Posting a .288 batting average this year, Edgar Quero is positioned in the 88th percentile.

Lenyn Sosa is projected to bat 5th on the lineup card in this game. Lenyn Sosa has a 91st percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (36.4%) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards the game's 9th-shallowest RF fences in today's game. Lenyn Sosa will benefit from the home field advantage today, which should boost all of his stats. Lenyn Sosa has posted a .275 batting average this year, grading out in the 82nd percentile.

Chase Meidroth's batting average ability is projected to be in the 78th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X). Chase Meidroth is projected to hit 1st on the lineup card in today's game. Chase Meidroth has an 83rd percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (34.7%) and is a great match for the park considering he'll be hitting them towards the league's 9th-shallowest RF fences in today's matchup. Chase Meidroth will hold the home field advantage today, which should boost all of his stats. Sporting a .277 batting average this year, Chase Meidroth grades out in the 83rd percentile.

Luis Robert Jr.'s BABIP talent is projected in the 88th percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X). Luis Robert Jr. is penciled in 5th in the batting order in this matchup. Guaranteed Rate Field has the 4th-smallest outfield in the majors — generally good for dingers. Luis Robert Jr. will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today's matchup, which figures to improve all of his stats.

This game is forecasted to have the highest humidity of all games on the slate (89%); there is a small but significant link with increased offense (and decreased strikeouts) when the weather is humid. The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 12.7-mph in this match-up, the best of the day for batters. Ryan Noda will hold the platoon advantage against Sonny Gray today. Ryan Noda pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (35.2% — 89th percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he'll be hitting them towards the league's 9th-shallowest RF fences in today's matchup. Ryan Noda will hold the home field advantage today, which should bolster all of his stats.

Austin Slater has gone over 0.5 in 5 of his last 10 games.